Sherra Wright is charged in the killing her ex-husband, former NBA player and Memphian Lorenzen Wright, seven years ago. Here's five things to know about Sherra Wright and her relationship with the man she's accused of murdering.

The charges

Wright has been charged with conspiracy, first-degree murder and criminal attempt first degree murder, Memphis police Director Michael Rallings said in announcing the charges Saturday.

Love and basketball

She met Lorenzen Wright through basketball. Wright played AAU basketball for a Memphis team coached by her father, the late Julius Robinson.

A lengthy marriage

Their marriage lasted 13 years. They raised six children together and had recently divorced before his death. He was last seen alive leaving her Collierville home.

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Law enforcement authorities discuss the arrest of Lorenzen Wright's ex-wife in California and announce murder and conspiracy charges.

A story rooted in reality

Wright published a book, "Mr. Tell Me Anything." It was published as fiction but has a strong resemblance to her and Lorenzen Wright's real-life story. The book chronicled the life of a deceitful, philandering basketball player who grows up in Mississippi, moves to Memphis, marries an older woman and becomes a top pro draft pick. Wright said "99.99 percent" of the book, including graphic scenes of domestic battles and one in which the book’s heroine catches the basketball star in bed with another woman, are true stories from her life with Wright. She told The Commercial Appeal in 2015 she fictionalized some things and shielded identities for "legal purposes."

An early person of interest

Memphis police interviewed her early in the investigation. Wright explained to The Commercial Appeal how she asked if she was a suspect. "They was like, no, you know," she said. "It was just kind of a person of interest. They said that the list was long and wide and they didn’t have any real suspects, if you want to quote that."

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